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The  dead  of  Ala 
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THE  DEAD  OF  ALABAlVL 

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Hy    .A-T^EX:     B.    CLITHEUALL. 

■  <L,  i. 

From  the  balmy  Gulf  of  Mexico,  to  tlic  rolling  Tennessee, 
And  from  red  Chattahoochee  to  the  placid  Tombeokbee; 
From  mountain  top  and  prairie,  from  city,  town  and  vale, 
And  from  each  bereaved  household,  is  hear  d  solemn  wail 

For  the  Dead  or  Alabama,  who  their  sirred  hlood  havo  poured. 
Who  have  fallen  by  the  cannon,  the  rifle  and  the  sword  ; 
Who  have  given  up  their  hearts'  blooii  like  wain-  in  this  strife, 
Who  counted  Independence  a  greater  lioon  than  life. 

1' rum  the  General  to  the  I'rivs  m  lived  and  died, 

They  faltered  not  before  the  foe— ho 
Of  battle  rushed  upon  lh<  m,  y<  t  ncvei  did  they  b  i  nch, 
But  fought  and  died  upon  Hie  field,  on  picket,  or  in  trench. 

When  this  bloody  war  is  over,  and  om  liberty  obtained, 
Borne  war  waned  soldier  will  recount  the  battles  we  have  gained 
And  name  those  noble  martyrs  who  have  fallen  in  their  prime, 
Who  died  themselves,  to  make  us  free  who  died  for  'hhie  and  mine. 

Be  will  tell  of  gallant  Gratis,  and  thos.-  others  brave  and  tru.-  ; 
Bodes,  Saunders,  Kelly,  Tracey,  will  p  .  •«  in  sad  review: 
Lomax,  Martin,  tl  ale  and  WihinJ  Garrolt,  Beck  and  Bainc, 

ml  in  tlein  while  they  lived,  i\.-  mourn  them  now  they're  slain. 

B  art,  JVoodw'ord,  Brown  and  Adams,  Lumpley,  Wceden,  Holt  and  Earle. 
— iVtt  jewels  in  tin-  Southern  Cross  rieh<  r  than  ai.y  pearl  : 

\ i ini- 1 e:i' Ih,  noble  brothers,  Bullock,  Pegucs  and  Inge, 
But  wed  the  Tyrant  to  his  bidding  that  tie  South  would  never  cringe, 

Jewett,  NeSmith,  and  Fdrney\  R.  T.  m»I  Egbert  Jon 
Ivbv,  Averett,  Hanna,  Uanby,  eoboed    beij  dying  groans  ; 
No  better  soldier  <  ver  tough t  for  ancient  Home  or  Ore 

Than  \\  1,.  ih ■y.TKi.-ii  \  and  and  Miunece. 

fSebb,  Williams,  and  Pelham,  Baldwin,  Little,  Welch  and  I 
Were  borne  ol  Bires  who  sever  would  Northern  dominion  brook; 
And  'midst  the  breve  ones  who  have  g<  ne,  no  nobler  spirit 
'ihan  Turner.  Simpson,  Posey, Clark,  ?■■■)]',  Uarson  and  Cornwell. 

J!"  will  tell  of  Ph(  Ian,  Jackson,  Trine-,  Mickle,  Pollard,  Scott, 
And  as-Ihirhel  mourned  at  Kainah,  we  mourn  because  they're  not; 
tidelirist,  Man.isi  at.d  Summers,  Hobbs,  M«Crary,  Nott  and  Sayre, 
Eaton,  Bison,  Pratt  and  Bostick,  prove  I  what  Southern  nun  will  dare. 

Re  will  <•  II  of  Patton,  McLemore,  EluBson,  Nettles,  Pettihone, 
Brave  r'eshler,  gray-haired  MuBgrove,  and  the  young  and  gallant  Stone: 
They  hV  Id  the  faith,  they  fought  the  fiflhtj  though  hard  the  way  they  trod.'      • 
'lliey  gained  the  crown,  and  now  they  r.si,  their  home  is  with  their  God. 

![•■  will  tell  of   ■  .,;.•,  Meek.  Poller  and  Bethea, 

And  the  twice  five  thousand  privates  i         i  .  ;,,  this  fray, 

f  h     '  ,w'  s'    l«d  their  failh  with  mail yi  :,,,,,.  v .'■!„-,  )inVe  taught  us  what  to  do 
Who  man  i,.t  <ti. .!.  .t  n.  ■  .n.  i ■  .;., .-  ..nu  .,  ..„. 

Hi'  will  )•!!  of  all  those  t  who  have  died    far.  faraway, 

From  the  homes  they  1   l!  for  hat  lie.  where  their  children  used  (o  play  ; 
Who  pilied  and  died  'mongsl  strangers,  w  ith  no  kindred  hand  to  press 
Their  aching  brows  when  dying,  or  re  leive  their  last  caress. 

lie  wilt  tell  of  churches  rifled,  towns,  cities,  h  '    burned, 

And  the childr  n  who  list  to  him,  will  their  duty  thi  n  have  learned. 

Will  kneel  around  the  nidi   r, and  whate'er  may  be  their  £.(.-, 
They  will  swear  unto  the  Northmen,  t  u  ir  never  dying  hate. 

All  that  the  soldier  will  recount,  '■  I  or  eyes, 

'  I  is  writ  in  crimson  letters  on  the.  ai  ih  and  in  tl. 

1,  and  our  once  happy  laud. 

Is  day  By  day  laid  desolate  hy'bull,  t  and  I. rind.  , 

I  ►hall  w<    ,  n  1  fraterni 

Wiih  tl..   men  w  ho  biirm  d  out  roof-trt       wl  ..;„  » 

Shol  t    1 1  not  the  Union  '.'     II.  11  hi  ■ 

I!  avert  this  fearful  doom,  these  can  I  i^e. ' 

not  for  intervention,  froi  I,  Franca  or  Spain. 

The  past  should  leai  h  us  that  the  wish  is  groundli  ■-.  I  .  ,;n 

up  your  1  ins  and  fly  to  arms  I  no  longer  look  abroad 
r,  but  rely  upon  voir  own  stout  heart    at  d  I 

For  while  a  r  |eft  |n  cheer, 

ir  Sunny  South  will  .  ,  ,dr. 

•}""  !f'i  |  i,v    i|  j..,  ,,,  |jj  ij 

For  Ind.j  e  will  li\ 

Now  let  each  one  do  Ids  duty,  and  m:»,e  ready  for  the  fight 

wife  and  children,  c<  untry,  homej  God,  honor,  truth  and  right  • 
And  if  we  Tall  before  the  foe— with  <  ,..,ii,  ' 

Jjjajjf  ^— tai^MiaMa  in  hii  firr  nn  I   ., 


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